"The Findhorn No.5" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 376
Tags riverfindhorn,

Material

  • Hook: No. 4 or 5
  • Tag: Silver thread, a little red mohair
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping and tippet, strands of golden pheasant sword, blue macaw, pale yellow green parrot
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: Three turns of ruby floss, light apple-green floss
  • Rib: Gold and silver tinsel side by side
  • Hackle: Coch-y-bondu dyed brown
  • Wing: Bustard, bright peacock, blue and red macaw, yellow-green swan
  • Throat: Black heron, to point of hook
  • Collar: Bright orange mohair

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Macaw
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver thread and a small bunch of red mohair; tail, topping and tippet, sprigs of gold pheasant sword feather, blue macaw and pale yellow green parrot; but, black ostrich; body, same as before, only a shade or so lighter gold and silver tinsel side by side; hackle: coch-y-bondu, stained brown, black heron at shoulder, reaching to point of hook; wing, strips of bustard and bright peacock, sprigs of blue and red macaw and yellow-green swan; collar, bright orange mohair. Hook, same as last.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Thread Silver      
Other Mohair
A small amount
Red      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Swords
Feather
strands
Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Blue      
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather
Yellow green
Green      
Butt Opossum
Latin: Family: Didelphidae
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Three turns
Ruby      
Floss
Light apple-green
Green      
Rib Tinsel Gold      
Tinsel
Side by side with silver
Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Coch-y-bonddhu Brown      
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather
Bright
Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Blue      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Yellow-green
Green      
Throat Heron
Latin: Family: Ardeidae
Feather
To point of hook
Black      
Collar Other Mohair
Bright orange
Orange      

Materials in pattern

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